Flash-light pan.



and exact description of the invention, such longitudinally-raised portions to receive UNrrs rares FRED SIIAEFER, OF ATL-ANTA, (JUEORGIAT FLASH-LIGHT PAN.

SPECIFICATIONformng part of Letters Patent No. 638,889, dated, December 12, 1899. Application filed June 1,1899. Serial No. 719.028. (No medeld 8 is a semicircular reflector of any suitable material, said reflector extending halt-way around the disk 4 at' its bottom and being rounded oft at the top.

t) is the fuse of ordinary type.

In operation the group to be taken 'is arranged, leaving a place for the operator, who focuses the camera. He then lights the fuse and can then take his position in the group before the powder flashes and the picture is taken. :The pan may be either located on the long portions of the supports or the short Tn all, whom it 1mi/y conoci-11,:

Be it known that 1, FRED SHAEFERi a citizen et the United States, residing at Ailanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flash-Light Pans; and I. do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,

as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to flash-light pans', and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts, as hereinones 'l`hus the flash-light may be close to after described. the camera or elevated, as conditions may re- The object of my invention is to provide a quire.

Lliaving described Iny invention, what I ,era-im as new, and desire to secure by Letters `latent, is-

l. In combination with a camera, a flashlight pan, consisting of a disk having a powder-reeeptacle,a reflector att ached to the disk, supports adapted to be det-achably connected to the pan and the camera, said supports conp'an adapted to be attached to and detached from cameras for the purpose of taking flashlight pictures.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a'camcra with the pan attached thereto. Fig. 'z2 is a top elevation of l the pan, showing the fuse: and Fig. 3 is a seetional view of' the pan cut. on the line .1'.1: of

Fig. 2. sisting of two angularly-extcnding portions, l is :t camera of ordinary construction. said portions being of different lengths. 2 .2 are the uprights which support the pan. i?. ln combination wIth a camera, a {lashlight pan, consisting of a disk having a powder-receptacle, sleeves secured to the under side ot. the pan, a reflector attached to the disk, eyes secured to the camera, angular supports adapted to enter at their lower ends the said eyes and at their upper-.ends the said sleeves.

Said uprights :3 .3 fit at their upper ends in sleeves secured to the bottom of the pan, and they are provided at. their lower ends with horixontal portions, which fit in eyes 23'3, secured to the camera, said eyes 3 3 having and hold the horizontal portion of the uprights. l t is a circular disk or body of the device, said disk having a cylindrical depression 5 in its center to hold thc powder.

o is a wire extending out over the depresin presence of two witnesses.

l? TED SILAEFER.

Witnesses:

llownnn Conn CLOUD,

lloLLANn.

sion 5, with a loop 7 in t-he end, said loopv 7 being adapted to hold the end ot" the fuso.

WILLIAM SIDNEY In testimony whereof I aiiiii my signature 

